Native Gardening Resources
Why add a few Australian natives to your vegetable patch
Adding a few Australian native plants to your vegetable patch can improve pollination, reduce pest pressure and help the system work more reliably over time.
Why add a few Australian natives to your vegetable patch
Adding a few Australian native plants to your vegetable patch can improve pollination, reduce pest pressure and help the system work more reliably over time.
Fast-growing Australian natives for garden restoration and wildlife
Learn how fast-growing Australian natives can restore garden function and support wildlife quickly, even in disturbed, compact or newly built landscapes.
Fast-growing Australian natives for garden restoration and wildlife
Learn how fast-growing Australian natives can restore garden function and support wildlife quickly, even in disturbed, compact or newly built landscapes.
Cute as a button: Australian native flowers for pollinators
Discover Australian native garden plants with rounded, pom-pom flowers. Learn why their shape matters for pollinators and how to grow them successfully at home.
Cute as a button: Australian native flowers for pollinators
Discover Australian native garden plants with rounded, pom-pom flowers. Learn why their shape matters for pollinators and how to grow them successfully at home.
Consider removing these problem plants from your garden
Across Australia, many plants sold as suitable choices can create hidden problems in home gardens and beyond the fence line. This article explains why.
Consider removing these problem plants from your garden
Across Australia, many plants sold as suitable choices can create hidden problems in home gardens and beyond the fence line. This article explains why.
12 of Australia's rarest and most vulnerable plants
Many of Australia's rare plants are tied to particular soils, climates or seasons. Each contributes something distinct to the places they belong, like food, habitat or stability.
12 of Australia's rarest and most vulnerable plants
Many of Australia's rare plants are tied to particular soils, climates or seasons. Each contributes something distinct to the places they belong, like food, habitat or stability.
Australian native plants that you can grow indoors
Some of these plants are easier than others. But if you understand where they come from and adjust how you water, prune and pot them, they are well worth trying indoors.
Australian native plants that you can grow indoors
Some of these plants are easier than others. But if you understand where they come from and adjust how you water, prune and pot them, they are well worth trying indoors.
Create a soft, pastel cottage garden with Australian native plants
Native plants can produce the same pastel cottage look as exotics, with many added benefits: better adaptations, reduced inputs and stronger support for insects and birds.
Create a soft, pastel cottage garden with Australian native plants
Native plants can produce the same pastel cottage look as exotics, with many added benefits: better adaptations, reduced inputs and stronger support for insects and birds.
Why heatwaves break some Australian gardens and not others
Some gardens struggle in heatwaves while others hold steady. Understand the systems that reduce stress and limit the need for constant watering.
Why heatwaves break some Australian gardens and not others
Some gardens struggle in heatwaves while others hold steady. Understand the systems that reduce stress and limit the need for constant watering.
Popular garden plants in Australia it's time to rethink
These popular garden plants have shaped our backyards for years, but a changing environment means it may be time to rethink them.
Popular garden plants in Australia it's time to rethink
These popular garden plants have shaped our backyards for years, but a changing environment means it may be time to rethink them.
6 native plant pairings from the wild to try in your home garden
Discover native plant pairings from the wild to try in your garden. Learn how to plant Australian natives together for resilience, balance and beauty.
6 native plant pairings from the wild to try in your home garden
Discover native plant pairings from the wild to try in your garden. Learn how to plant Australian natives together for resilience, balance and beauty.
Indigenous, exotics, invasives, ornamentals: What's the difference?
Not all plants play the same role. Learn the difference between indigenous, native, exotic, perennial, annual, invasive and ornamental plants.
Indigenous, exotics, invasives, ornamentals: What's the difference?
Not all plants play the same role. Learn the difference between indigenous, native, exotic, perennial, annual, invasive and ornamental plants.
Reasons your Australian garden could be a dead zone
Discover how a space can look green but support little life. Here's some small, practical changes that can turn any garden into a thriving, living system.
Reasons your Australian garden could be a dead zone
Discover how a space can look green but support little life. Here's some small, practical changes that can turn any garden into a thriving, living system.
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